Clayton County Woman, 97, Once Fed Jesse James Gang
McGregor resident Mrs. Mary Riley Moody, Clayton county's oldest woman, celebrated her 97th birthday at her son Riley Moody's farm. She recalls feeding Jesse James and his gang in August 1876, describing them as courteous harvest hands who left a dollar apiece and promised to visit again before the Northfield bank robbery news reached nationwide.
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Clayton County
Mcgregor
Mary Riley Moody
Riley Moody
Canada
Jesse James
Mary Moody
Min
Northfield
Mann
Vets Returning From Overseas From Eastern Iowa Ports
A list from The Associated Press identifies returning U S veterans from overseas bound for East Iowa ports and cities including Williamsburg Cedar Rapids Maquoketa and Sigourney with units and arrival dates around March 23 to March 25. Names include Arnold M Mer cer Wilbur L Cannon Clement J Donahue Allen F Rosendahl Dwain G Rannals John H Wetten James L Dumbauld Robert R Henkeweller Raymond C Wildasin Robert W Emry Hugh T Janss Albert J Beckmann and others with ships Frostburg Haverford Sedalia Wilson and USSR Victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivor If. Dillon, Jr
Cedar Rapids
New York
John H Wetten
Homestead
James L. Dumbauld
Tama
Robert R. Henkeweller
Sedalia
Pie George H. Nott
Sigourney
Raymond C. Wildasin
Tipton
Robert W W. Emry
Hugh T. Janss
Belle Plaine
Albert J. Beckmann
Dyersville
Faber Named editor of Iowa Legion aire post
Albert F. Faber of Des Moines was named editor of the Iowa Legion aire and director of public relations for the Iowa department of the American Legion. He succeeds Frank Miles who resigned to run for governor. A native of Dumont, Iowa, Faber has been field representative in safety education since 1942 and is a World War I veteran who once supervised schools at Allison.
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Des Moines
Albert F .Faber
Iowa Legionaire
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Faber
Frank Miles
Dumont, Ig
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Allison
Publishers
Driver Pleads Innocent in Liquor Transport Case
H Ward Benson of Des Moines waived to the Dallas county grand jury after pleading innocent in Adel to illegal liquor transportation. State patrols seized 48 cases of Minnesota whisky in his car near Dallas Center after he ran a stop sign at midnight Saturday. A following car attempted to force a state police car into a ditch and then fled. that car was not located. Benson posted a $1,000 bond and was freed.
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Adel
INS
H. Ward Benson
Des Moines
Minnesota
Dallas Center
Benson
Dallas County Grand Jury
Laurens airport manager dies in Iowa plane crash
Elmer Schlensig, 23, manager of Laurens airport, was killed when his Talger 40 plane crashed after takeoff. Wayne Miller, 24, a passenger, was seriously injured. Both men were trapped and had to be pried free. they were transported to a Spencer hospital where Schlensig died. Schlensig had three years in the Army Air Forces.
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Iowa
Laurens
Elmer Schlensig
Wayne Miller
Schlensig
Spencer
Army Air Forces
Battleship Iowa Sails For U S From Japan
The battleship Iowa carrying Vice Admiral Frederick C. Sherman sails from Yokosuka toward the United States accompanied by Destroyer Squadron Five. The destroyers are due in San Diego May 7. The Iowa’s destination was not announced. Sherman was recently assigned to reorganize the Fifth Fleet on the U S West Coast for training as an aircraft carrier expert.
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Yokosuka
U .S
Iowa
Frederick C. Sherman
Fifth Fleet
United States
San Diego
Admiral Sherman
U. S West Coast
Six-Week Strike Ends at Waterloo
Waterloo workers at Heisler Manufacturing ended a six week strike after ratifying a new contract with the United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union CIO. The deal secures wage hikes of 10 to 15 cents per hour starting January 29, 1946, equal pay for men and women, a 75 cent minimum wage, a seniority clause, and pay variations based on job seniority.
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Waterloo
Heisler Manufacturing Company
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union
CIO
Blue and Olmsted Face Busy Week in Iowa Primary
DES MOINES AP Iowa's two Republican gubernatorial candidates schedule dense week events. Blue spoke at the Midwest housing conference Monday and will address Iowa Republican women Wednesday and the Iowa Tuberculosis association Thursday. Olmsted started in Ottumwa Monday and will visit Washington and Marshallstown Tuesday and Wednesday, speak to Iowa Republican women Wednesday, and appear in Burlington Fort Madison and Keokuk Friday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gov. Blue
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Newton
George Olmsted
Ottumwa
Washlington
Marshallstown
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Twenty Two Schools Entered in Elkader Music Contest
Special to The Gazette Elkader March 22 Twenty two high schools will be represented at the northeast Iowa music contests here April 5 and 6. Waukon Postville West Union Waterville Monona Marquette Dubuque Fayette Maynard Edgewood Guttenberg Clermont Lamont Garnaville Elgin Stanley Randalia Luana Strawberry Point Farmersburg Hawkeye Elkader judges for vocal contests will be Mrs. Percy Potter and Frank Jones Des Moines and Miss Ruth Behrens Mason City for instrumental contests K
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Gazette
Elkader
Entrants Listed for Elkader Event
D Simmons and Mrs Leo Dvorak of Grinnell plus Mrs Kenneth Kenchlee of Des Moines join Charleston Irc and Mrs Kenneth Kenchlee as participants in Elkader with 17 entries expected.
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D. Simmons
Grinnell
Leo Dvorak
Charleston
Irc
Kenneth Kenchlee
Des Moines
Elkader
Two Former Students To Speak at Luther College
Special to The Gazette Decorah Dr O H Preus Luther college president announced that baccalaureate speaker May 26 will be Rev Edward Struxness Belgrade Minnesota a 1906 graduate and father of four Luther students Supt P B Jacobson Davenport public schools will speak at commencement May 27 He is a 1922 graduate
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Decorah
O . H. Preus
Luther College
Edward Struxness
Belgrade
Minn
Struxness
Luther
Supt
P. B. Jacobson
Davenport Public Schools
Talbott to Receive Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
Col John H Talbott Grinnell College 1924 graduate and commander and research director at the army climatic research laboratory Lawrence Massachusetts will receive an honorary doctor of science degree here on April 10.
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Grinnell (Ap
John H. Talbott
Grinnell College
Army
Climatic Research Laboratory
Lawrence, Mass
Couple Sperati Arneson Wed in Honolulu
Beverly Sperati of Fergus Falls Minnesota and Lt Charles A Arneson the son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Arneson Decorah were married in Honolulu on Sunday.
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Decorah
Beverly Sperati
Fergus Falls
Minn
Charles A. Arneson
Frank W. Arneson
Honolulu
More Airports Clinic Theme Set for Iowa April 15
Ames IA April 15 marks a statewide airport planning clinic at Iowa State College on the theme More and better airports for Iowa. Sponsors include the state aeronautics commission with speakers Dr Charles E. Finley ISU president Herbert Howell CAA airport supervisor Paul V. Roberts CAA engineer Guy C. Richardson aeronautics commission chairman Art C. Boyd commission airport engineer W C Nelson head of aeronautical engineering Arthur Boreman CAA non scheduled flight advisory committee chairman.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
Iowa State College
State Aeronautics Commission
Charles E. Finley
Herbert Howell
CAA
Paul V. Roberts
Guy C. Richardson
The
Aeronautics Commission
Art C. Boyd
Commission
W. C. Nelson
College
Arthur Boreman
Dynamite Explosion Damages Massey Piano Store Entrance
An explosion at the Massey Piano Company doorway in Des Moines caused minor damage to display windows. Police and fire crews say a stick of dynamite, either thrown or placed, sparked the blast. Walter J Massey, owner and city safety commissioner candidate, was not harmed and pianos were scratched but not damaged.
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Des Moines
INS
Massey Piano Company
Walter J Massey
Bakery Burns in Des Moines. $75,000 Loss
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the J. A. Powers bakery Sunday night outside Des Moines city limits. Loss estimated at $75,000 with insurance covering the owner. Fire department initially did not respond, then eight men fought the blaze on city council orders.
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Des Moines
INS
J. A. Powers
J A. Powers
Charles L. Slade
City Council
Charles Triplett
Fugitive Iowa convict shot during Utah arrest
Calvin Earl Stout, an Iowa state prison escapee with a history of auto thefts, was wounded in the leg by Salt Lake City police as he fled after arriving at a hotel in a stolen Kansas car. Officers A H Thorpe and another patrolman said Stout ran when they attempted the arrest.
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Salt Lake City
Calvin Earl Stout
Iowa State
Stout
Kansas
A. H. Thorpe
Last Rites at Anamosa For Alex Robertson
Services for Alex S. Robertson 57 former Jones county deputy treasurer will be held at 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at Smykil funeral home Anamosa He was a World War I veteran and died Saturday in Veterans hospital Des Moines of a heart ailment Born in Dundee Scotland he lived in Jones county since age three He was once assistant cashier of the Amber Savings bank Surviving are two brothers William and Peter of Anamosa
Child Dies on Father’s First Day as Civilian
In Blencoe Iowa an 18 month old son of Lt Vernon C Hanson died on his father’s first day as a civilian. The child fell ill Sunday and died at a physician’s office in Onawa from a heart attack. Hanson had served in the Army Air Corps in the Southwest Pacific.
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Blencoe
Vernon C. Hanson
Army Air Corps
Southwest Pacific
Hanson
Onawa
Mainliner Auction at Des Moines on April 1
Supplies and equipment from the Mainliner night club in Des Moines will be sold at auction on April 1. The establishment, a Polk County landmark, has been closed since a police raid earlier this year.
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Des Moines
Mainliner
Polk County
Springville Concert Aims for District Music Contest
A vocal and instrumental concert directed by Geneva Waters and Roy Schwab will be held in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Students will audition for the district music contest at Anamosa next month.
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Springville
Geneva Waters
Roy Schwab
Anamosa
New Treatment Method Promises Relief from Chronic Aches
An ad promotes a supposed new treatment that targets the root causes of rheumatic and related diseases, claiming temporary drugs fail to address underlying issues. It offers a free book titled Rheumatism and Its Kindred Diseases from Ball Clinic, Dept 1015, Excelsior Springs.
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Ball Clinic
Excelsior Springs
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Fred G. Randahl
North Dakota
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Illinois
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Nebraska
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